Zehra cries and runs into the bathroom. Ayşe finally goes in and walks toward the bedroom. She calls for Zehra and she is about to open the bathroom door while Salim begins working on the door when Cevriye suddenly comes and complains that the doors of the chest in her room are coming off and she wants Salim to finish off in her room before. Ayşe asks that he follow Cevriye and they leave.

Leyla arrives at work and Nedim Bey is telling her off for not being available when Demir arrives and saves her. Ömer finishes his work and calls Demir asking him to check his emails. Hediye goes in to the study and Ömer asks if the carpenter is done. She says Ayşe has taken him to their room to fix the balcony door. Ömer is frazzled and says we did not ask for that. He quickly goes to the bedroom. He does not find Zehra there. He goes to the bathroom and brings her out. She comes out and begins telling him how she went through with the marriage because his father was on the verge of death. Ömer is shocked to hear all this. Zehra explains how the doctors had said that without an operation he would die. Ömer remembers the day she went to the office and how he had belittled her while giving her a cheque. She says his father would never have accepted such a thing but she did not care then because all that mattered was that he stay alive. She explains that later she told him that she had gotten this job and an advance on it to pay the hospital bill. So her father had allowed her to stay the nights at "work". Ömer is breathless. He goes and gets his jacket and steps out into the balcony to get air. Zehra explains that up until these affairs started, she had never lied to her father and that is why his father has complete trust in her and has never doubted her. Ömer is heavily moved by the revelations.

Salim finishes off. Hediye tells Ayşe that Ömer does not want any repairs. Ayşe tells Ömer that she will get Salim's number and if they do not want the repairs now, they will call him later because he is an excellent carpenter. Zehra wants Ömer to stop her but there is nothing to do. Ökkeş gives Salim's fees and then drives him back to the workshop.

Mehtap goes to the workshop to see if her plan worked. She sees Salim driven to the workshop and is angry that everything has gone well. Funda convinces Salim to let Yasemin go to cinema with them.

Ömer tells Zehra they better go out since she looks very pale and if the family sees her like that there will be too much attention driven to them. She agrees.

Alev asks about dinner. Müzeyyen says Ömer and Zehra are eating out. Alev and Cevriye bicker.

Demir and Leyla have gone to the harbour and sitting in a car facing the sea. Ömer and Zehra go to the same place a bit further. Leyla sees Zehra and wants to leave. Demir is upset. Ömer gets her some tea and comments on how she has not eaten anything and is pale. He wants to take her for dinner but she refuses. When they go home it is very late and everyone is asleep. Zehra again comments on the need for a sofa. Ömer says he will order it tomorrow. Meanwhile they both say they will not be able to sleep the night. Ömer wants to go to the study; Zehra says no you should sleep because you get cranky when you don't. I won't be sleeping.

In the morning they are both sleeping in the bed, face to face. He wakes up and sees her. He remembers her running into his chest in the hospital. His phone rings and he wants to quiet it but hanging on her as he tries to get it, Zehra wakes up and they are nose to nose. He explains himself and they get up.

Salim tells Yasemin to get back on time and not be late. Yasemin promises.

In his study, Ömer calls the hospital and they tell him that Zehra paid exactly 187 thousand liras for his father's bills on the date in question. He remembers how he had proposed to her and everything begins to fall into place and the change in his outlook reflects in his face. Nihat comes in. Ömer asks who had sent the carpenter. Nihat explains that his assistant had done it because the company carpenters were not available. He says fire whoever sent him. Nihat is shocked but will not pursue the matter.

Ömer goes into the room. Zehra is talking with Yasemin. He says you can go and visit your father if you want. He says you can stay as long as you want. Zehra is very happy and says she will just visit her dad and come quickly back. Zehra goes and sees his father is doing well and it pleases her.

Ökkeş wants to go shopping. Hediye asks for oil. She has put some cleaning detergent in oil bottles to clean them. She has put them on the window sill. She leaves the kitchen. Cevriye comes into the kitchen and tastes the food cooking on the stove and decides to add oil to it. She takes the bottle from the sill and pours it into the food and lets it cook.

Betul is sitting with Mehtap when Nihat goes in and fires Betul. Betul asks why and he says Ömer Bey wants it this way.

In the study Ömer remembers some of the times he had doubted Zehra and pushed her. Zehra arrives and comes into the study to announce her return. He says she looks pale and should get something to eat. She goes in the kitchen and gets some food from the pot together with condiments and bread and takes it to her room to eat. In the kitchen Cevriye tells Hediye she has put oil in the food and when Hediye realizes what has happened she begins yelling that Zehra has already taken from the food. Ömer arrives and when he realizes what has happened he runs to the room. Zehra is eating something. He yells out stop don't eat.

Alev keeps badgering Ömer. Nihat comes and joins the conversation. Ömer finally goes into the study. Alev says I am concerned for Ömer; he does not look himself these days. Nihat says he was also very jittery in the office today. Zehra says it is just that he was working late last night. Cevriye and Müzeyyen agree that too much work is to blame. Müzeyyen observes that they did not get to hear what Hediye had to say. Zehra goes to check on them and realizes that they are thinking of leaving. Zehra tries to convince Hediye to stay and forget it all. She asks her to at least postpone her decision.

Demir takes flowers for Leyla to apologize.

In the study Ömer looks at the photo of Zehra with her parents and sister and wonders who it is at the office who knows Zehra and their story. He is very concerned. Zehra comes in and since she keeps asking, he gives her the envelope. She looks and again Mehtap comes to her mind but does not share it with Ömer in fear that she might be innocent and lose her job. She wants to take the photo but Ömer says it is too risky. Someone might find it. He takes it to put it in the safe.

Alev calls Nazan and tells her to get the envelope or risk losing the extra money she gives her every month. Zehra calls Yasemin and asks about Mehtap's visit but does not get anything definitive.

Leyla is unpacking when she hears a noise. Demir calls at the same time and her voice reveals her concern. She sends him her new address. Demir quickly goes there and realizes she has moved. There is nothing of concern but he stays in his car at her door all night. Leyla comes out in the morning and realizes he is there and is shocked.

Ömer brings the photo to Zehra in the bedroom. The corner is torn. He says he was about to tear it but decided to give it to her to take it out of the house. Zehra promises to take it to Mahaleh the next day. He says I will drop you on my way to the office. They agree.

Nazan searches the study and finds the empty envelope and corner of the photo there. She takes it to Alev and she tells her to go find the actual picture.

In the morning Zehra is looking at the photo when Ömer comes in. She hides it and quickly puts it away. He says you must be very careful. He says let's go. She says let's have breakfast first so you can talk to Hediye as well. Ömer is annoyed and says they have much more pressing matters to worry about. Zehra says Hediye's situation is also very important. Ömer leaves. She says she will go on her own after breakfast.

Hediye is absent minded in the kitchen. Zehra sees her and then goes to Ayşe telling her of Hediye and Ökkeş's intention to leave. Ayşe describes how Hediye has always been there for them and says she would never leave them. She adds how she was there for them when their mother left and says that Hediye loves them all but for Ömer she has a special place in her heart. Zehra realizes that this is why she is so upset and that Ömer is the only person that can keep her from leaving.

Koray calls Salim saying he is sick and can't go to work. Yasemin hears it and quickly goes there to make soup for him. While there, Salim calls her from home and tells her off for not being there. She runs home. Salim is very upset and tells her she can no longer leave the house without informing him. She is upset and calls Zehra in her bedroom. Zehra tries to calm her down and says she will go visit her soon.

Ömer goes to the office and gets Demir to bring him the personnel files so they can investigate the possibility of one of them sending the envelope and the note. As they search Ömer finds Zehra's job application and comes to the second recognition that he was wrong about thinking there was something between her and Nihat. He remembers the way he had snapped at Nihat in the beginning.

Ömer comes and goes to the bedroom. Zehra tells him that Hediye and Ökkeş are leaving. He is shocked and wonders why. He did not say anything other than for her to show more attention. He goes and gets a special handkerchief and goes out to Hediye who is leaving at the door with her case. With tears in his eyes, Ömer tells her that he would go to the other end of the earth to get her back because she is like a mother to him and has tended his physical and spiritual wounds all his life. Zehra is in tears beside him. Hediye returns and Ömer goes to get Ökkeş to come back as well. Ömer goes into the room. Zehra is moved by him. She is about to thank him when Ömer's phone rings. A woman's voice says: "Lay off this business!"